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Adjective
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Because most home compost bins don't reach a high enough temperature to kill pathogens or seeds, don't add grass clippings from a diseased or weedy lawn.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 May 2026 -
Cypress vine self-seeds and can become weedy.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
17 May 2026
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The wiry right-hander bullied the Brewers across three impressive innings of Houston’s 9-2 win, continuing an impressive rookie season for one of Houston’s biggest homegrown success stories.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Chapin, the mechanic on the Shawmut crew, was a wiry 6-footer with a winking sense of humor and a penchant for machine-shop patter peppered with gleeful profanity, a likable 26-year-old who’d been a reliable factory hand and test driver before the fire.—
Eric Moskowitz,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026
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The first-class crew are divinely shady, with willowy Brooke Lynn Hytes making Amber a kind of drag Disney villainess.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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Moss-colored chaise longues in the living area, piled with pillows and wool blankets, are perfectly positioned to take in the view, as are the four-poster beds with wool-blend mattresses and willowy gauzy curtains.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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The original model walked with a spidery cat-eye that would have been considered bold.—
Leah Prinzivalli,
Allure,
2 Feb. 2025
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Pelargonium 'Graffiti White' is a heat-loving selection with spidery white flowers on a plant that grows 14 inches tall.—
Viveka Neveln,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Dec. 2022
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After some increasingly waspish bickering between Aleida and Irina, the group manages to agree once more on the importance of the Space Elevator and Titan mission succeeding unaffected by the ongoing protests.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
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Spitting Image has delivered a typically waspish response after Deadline revealed this week that the show had been served with a lawsuit by the owners of Paddington Bear.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Spindle-legged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spindle-legged. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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